The Advanced Research Institute (A.R. 1.) on "the efficiency of Manufacturing Systems" was held under the auspices of the NATO Special Programm~ Panel on System
Energy consumption is of great interest to manufacturing companies. Beyond considering individual processes and machines, the perspective on process chains and
Manufacturing industries are devoted to producing high-quality products in the most economical and timely manner. Quality, economics, and time not only indicate
Over the last several years, manufacturers have expressed increasing interest in reducing their energy consumption and have begun to search for opportunities to